Wellbeing Referral Programme Coordinator

Overview

Salary £35,453 to £38,827 per annum inclusive of London Weighting

Location Docklands Campus

Post Type Full Time

Post Type Permanent

Closing Date Friday 13 February 2026

Interview Date Thursday 05 March 2026

Reference 0219-26-S

East London Sport is committed to creating an inclusive, welcoming, and supportive environment where physical activity and wellbeing are accessible to all. Working across our Docklands, Stratford and USS campuses, we support students, staff, and the wider community through a range of health, wellbeing, and engagement programmes. We value collaboration, evidence-informed practice, and meaningful impact. Diversity, equity and inclusion are central to how we work, and we actively encourage applications from candidates of all backgrounds.

The Wellbeing Referral Programme Coordinator plays a key role in the delivery, development, and evaluation of the University’s expanding Wellbeing Referral Programme.

This role focuses primarily on leading exercise referral delivery to students, staff and external stakeholders, and engagement with students, staff, and external partner organisations, providing 1-to-1 wellbeing consultations, physical activity guidance, and behaviour-change support. Alongside this, the postholder will contribute to on-campus wellbeing referrals, Active Campus activities, and wider engagement programmes.

The role combines direct participant support, stakeholder relationship management, and data-led programme evaluation, helping to ensure that referral activity is impactful, sustainable, and aligned with best practice. Flexibility is essential, as the role includes off-campus delivery, outdoor activities, and a rota that may involve evenings and weekends.

• Delivering wellbeing, fitness, or physical activity support in a health, leisure, or wellbeing setting
• Providing 1-to-1 consultations using behaviour-change approaches
• Delivery of group wellbeing sessions or support group activities
• Working with sensitive information in a confidential and professional manner
• Capturing, analysing, and reporting programme or participation data
• Engaging confidently with a wide range of stakeholders, including students, staff, and external partners

You are a confident and motivated wellbeing professional with a strong interest in physical activity, behaviour change, and mental wellbeing. You are comfortable working both independently and as part of a wider team, and you enjoy balancing hands-on delivery with planning, analysis, and partnership working.

You bring experience from a health, fitness, leisure, or wellbeing environment and are confident delivering 1-to-1 consultations, group sessions, and engagement activities. You are organised, digitally confident, and able to use data to inform decisions and demonstrate impact.

You are equally comfortable supporting individual participants, working with corporate or community partners, and contributing to a collaborative university environment. Flexibility, professionalism, and a genuine commitment to inclusive wellbeing practice are essential for success in this role.

Here at UEL we understand it’s about more than just a salary. It’s about the entire package on offer along with our outstanding work environment and inclusive culture. We know the market rates for this vacancy and will offer a genuinely competitive salary DOE.

Benefits include: 20% pension (4% from you, 16% from us), 25 days holiday (plus 3 days over Christmas) plus bank holidays, hybrid working for most positions, and flexible working arrangements. A subsidised gym membership, life assurance, healthcare scheme, and various discounts are also available.

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UEL is an inclusive equal opportunities employer and is proud of its Equality, Diversity, and Inclusivity achievements. We expect all employees to uphold our EDI policy and will not tolerate discrimination in any form.

Please note that this advert may close earlier than the deadline if we receive many applications. We encourage you to submit your application as soon as possible.

Further Details

Job Description & Person Specification

To contact the recruitment team please phone  x 4600 or e-mail

CVs without a completed application form will not be accepted. At UEL we are committed to working together to build a community which values diversity in both our staff and student populations, is representative and inclusive, enabling all to progress and thrive.